Last week, the Republican Parish Executive Committee of New Orleans passed a resolution urging the city of New Orleans to remove the Liberty Place monument and create a new one in honor of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first black governor in Louisiana and the nation.

"These individuals were born in the early 19th century and honorable carried out the duties of their high offices in the mid-19th century, and they acted according to the standards of their time when slavery was widely accepted, although all three staunchly opposed the international slave trade; therefore, they should not be judged according to modern standards of morality but rather by the standards of their time and place," the resolution reads.

In July, Mayor Mitch Landrieu appeared before the New Orleans City Council to begin the process of relocating the monuments. The Vieux Carre Commission and Historic District Landmarks Commission have endorsed removal of the monuments from their present sites.

Opponents, meanwhile, launched petitions against the move and created social media campaigns to prevent relocation of the monuments. The Orleans Parish GOP's resolution highlighted the familiarity the monuments have among New Orleanians and visitors to the city. Another one of their reasons are the funds needed to remove the Confederate monuments.

"The cost to remove the existing names and monuments and replace them will likely run into the millions of dollars at a time when the city cannot afford basic services," the resolution reads.

The group said Pinchback shouldn't be the only monument added, but the city should recognized several other black people whose historical standing would warrant adding monuments in their honor.

"Instead of making fewer monuments, we need to make more," said Jay Batt, chair of the Orleans RPEC and former New Orleans councilman. "This manufactured issue is divisive in a time when great strides have been made towards unity. We should honor our past while focusing on our future."R

Back in September, WDSU reported when the 60-day period for discussions about the removal process had passed. While several city officials have come out in favor of removing the Confederate monuments, the City Council has not given any word about when, or when, the next step would be in the process.